[ih] internet-history Digest, Vol 55, Issue 3

[Vint Cerf]

Bob and Noel have captured much of Stef's spirit. I think I agree very
much with Bob that Stef's family tragedy took a terrible toll.

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On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 3:54 PM, Bob Braden <braden at isi.edu> wrote:
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> I want to join those who regret Stef's passing. I got to know Stef around
> 1964 at Carnegie Tech. I was essentially an adjunct assistant professor
> teaching CS courses and doing system programming for the Comp Center. Stef
> was hired as Operations Manager, and he quickly took the reins. He set up a
> sophisticated priority system for the campus central computer, a very
> overloaded Bendix G-20 (neat machine but not very fast!).
>
> Stef could be prickly, but he was generally a very friendly person, and I
> respected his work.  Later in his life, he suffered a terrible family
> tragedy that took its toll on him; I am not sure he ever fully recovered.
> Despite that, I believe he was a friend to many, and he will be missed.
>
> Bob Braden
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